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Tiny
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I have a 2006 malibu that acts like the fuel pump relay went out and I swap it out with another one and it starts then I swap it back with the original one that I thought was bad and it still starts it does this every couple of days whats wrong it has a new fuel pump
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Monday, January 17th, 2011 AT 3:32 PM

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Tiny
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What exactly tells you that the relay is the problem?
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Monday, January 17th, 2011 AT 4:47 PM
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Have you tried simply swapping the relay with another like relay for a few days to see if the problem stops?
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Monday, January 17th, 2011 AT 4:50 PM
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I do swap it out with another on and it works but in a day or less it does it again but once I swap it out I can put the old one back in and it works fine for a little while its like its reseting when I remove the relay
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Monday, January 17th, 2011 AT 5:01 PM
Tiny
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Then the problem is not likely the relay but a connection somewhere, possibly in the relay socket.
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Monday, January 17th, 2011 AT 5:05 PM
Tiny
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Where would that be on the back of the fuse box I have gone through all the connections on the fuel pump
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Monday, January 17th, 2011 AT 5:08 PM
Tiny
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You're just going to have to follow the wiring diagram and find out where the current is being lost. We can't tell you that.

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Monday, January 17th, 2011 AT 5:13 PM

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